The Grand Alliance Flashcards
Who were the big 3?
Britain, USA,USSR
When and where was the Tehran conference?
1943, Iran
What was decided at the Tehran Conference (1943)
-Operation Overlord (cross channel invasion of france executed May 1944)
-Soviets enter war in Japan after Germany defeated
Which leaders where at the Tehran Conference?
Roosevelt,Stalin,Churchill
When and where was the Yalta Conference?
February 1945, Russian resort town in the Crimea
What was decided at the Yalta Conference ?
-Free elections would be held in previously occupied countries in Eastern Europe.
-The UN would replace the League of Nations
Which leaders were at the Yalta Conference?
Roosevelt,Stalin, Churchill
When was the Potsdam conference?
July and August 1945
What important agreements were made at the Potsdam conference?
-new boundaries of Poland agreed
-‘big 3’ plus France divides Germany and Berlin between them
-Nazi leaders would be tried for war crimes at Nuremberg
Who were the leaders at the Potsdam conference?
Truman, Stalin, Churchill
Why were tensions high at Potsdam?
-Truman was suspicious of USSR
-USSR behaviour in Poland
What was the difference between the USA’s and USSR’s ideologies?
-USA=Capitalist and political freedom
-USSR=Communist and one political party
